Bicycle Institute of SA

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BISA is a voluntary, not-for profit association that exists to advocate for a safe and pleasant cycling environment in South Australia. Established in 1974, BISA has been a strong advocate for cyclists in South Australia for over 30 years.

BISA

Next Bicycle Institute Meeting.

The next BISA committee meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Conservation Council, Level 1, 157 Franklin Street, Adelaide starting at 7.00pm. For security reasons the entrance door can be locked, please ring adjacent door bell to gain entry. Members welcome.

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Last night's AGM yielded some significant changes to the Bicycle Institute. In short we would like announce and welcome new chair Ian Radbone and extend our gratitude for the work Jeremy Miller has done in his long tenure as chair. Thankfully Jeremy…Continue

The department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure is offering grants for groups and organisations to deliver small scale projects that promote safer, greener and more active travel choices. Projects can focus on improving road safety, getting…Continue

WOCREF 2012 (World Cycling Research Forum) will be held at the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands on 13 & 14-Sep-2012.The Call for Abstracts for papers and presentations is released from the organiser and convenor Stu Clement with…Continue

Dear all,Thank you for all your input into developing Council’s Integrated Movement Strategy thus far.We are now at the next stage in the community engagement phase.We have prepared a number of transport discussion papers…Continue

Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 8th May at 7pm at the Conservation Council, Level 1, 157 Franklin Street, Adelaide.

Members and other interested parties are welcome and encouraged to attend.

The thoughts, experiences and concerns of our members are welcome at any time. These can be presented at the AGM, or our normal monthly meetings (let us know you’re coming to a monthly meeting), or by contacting the committee.

Title: Analysis of infringement data from fixed red light and speed cameras at signalised intersections in South Australia Authors: Mackenzie JRR, Kloeden CN, Hutchinson TP (2012) Abstract: Safety cameras are installed at some signalised intersections in South Australia. They photograph vehicles that enter the intersection after the signal has changed to red, or that exceed the speed limit by more than a selected amount. Infringement data at 21 safety camera sites in metropolitan Adelaide was used to track how disobey red light and speeding infringements changed during the first year of operation. It was found that both speeding and red light running decreased over time after the installation of a safety camera. Red light running decreased slowly over time, while speeding fell more rapidly. For the more serious levels of speeding, there was a more rapid fall in infringements during the first few weeks and a slower decline thereafter. Based on this, safety cameras appear to generate a worthwhile improvement in driver behaviour. The fact that continued reductions are seen during the first year of operation suggests that some learning on the part of drivers is occurring. Go to http://casr.adelaide.edu.au/publications/list/?id=1286 for link to download.

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Bike riding is in many countries a safe and important part of everyday transport but when you are forced to wear a helmet under threat of sanctions it puts more people into cars who may otherwise have ridden.

When you don't have helmet laws, many more people will ride - this is a video taken by some tourist in Germany for example notice there is less motor traffic and many people on bikes so it reduces motor traffic, pollution and congestion, saves allot of parking space and pedestrians and bike users are safer because less people are driving.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO43U6-QaXA&feature=related

People who are worried can wear a helmet if they want but they must recognise that other people should have the right to free choice without without the threat of sanctions. It is by denying other people their rights that it actually makes it more dangerous for not only yourself but also everyone else including pedestrians , motorbike and scooter riders and other motor traffic.

Another example of this effect - around 170 pedestrians are killed each year by motor transport in Australia. People riding bicycles are not hurting other people yet are discouraged by helmet laws. The extra resultant motor traffic is likely killing dozens of extra pedestrians and even some bike users every year because they discourage people from riding with uncomfortable and unnecessary mandatory head wear and therefore they drive instead even when riding is a perfectly good alternative for so many short journeys. In this case it is quite likely that the student probably lives near the school - they drive because the do-gooders nanny state laws discourage usage of the bicycle for transport.

The Bicycle Institute for PARK(ing) Day - Friday September 16th. The Bicycle Institute will be at PARK(ing) Day for the second year running. Last year we took over a car space and ran a bicycle workshop where many people dropped by to get their bikes worked on and say hello. This year we will run our bicycle workshop near the corner of King William St and Pirie St near the Town Hall between 10am - 3pm so please stop by! ﻿

Since April 2011 we have collected ideas for things loved in the City or to be created or improved. We have now organised all ideas up until 30 June under 6 themes – why not see what others have said on topics that interest you? or see if any ideas are missing and add if so add a new idea?

New questions!

Answer our three new questions and map where you would like laneways, trams and bike lanes in the City!

Thank you for all the ideas contributed. We are using them to plan for the future of the City. Any questions please contact pictureadelaide@adelaidecitycouncil.com.

There is a State Government link http://5000plus.net.au/ where you can make comments on the future planning of the Inner Rim suburbs. Your chance to make pro-cycling comments.

Closing on 30-Sep-2011 are submissions to ACC's Integrated Movement Strategy review. There was a series of lunchtime public discussions that I attended and made pro-cycling comments.